#9C5AEC#9C5AEC

#9C5AEC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.212 H 301.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5AEC
RGB	rgb(156, 90, 236)
HSL	hsl(267, 79%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(267, 62%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.9%, 61.9%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.33, 55.14, -63.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.33, 84.35, 310.82°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% 0.1096 -0.1813)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.212 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.5032, 20.4362, 81.5728)
Luminance	0.2044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5AEC #AAEC5A

analogous

#5A61EC #9C5AEC #E55AEC

triadic

#9C5AEC #EC9C5A #5AEC9C

tetradic

#9C5AEC #EC5A61 #AAEC5A #5AECE5

square

#9C5AEC #EC5A61 #AAEC5A #5AECE5

split-complementary

#9C5AEC #ECE55A #61EC5A

monochromatic

#5E15B7 #7B23E6 #9C5AEC #BD91F2 #DEC8F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#9C5AEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#9C5AEC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9C5AEC

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5AEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9C5AEC	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007CF1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#257CE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B7A9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5aec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 90, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.212 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8cf3',
    500: '#9c5aec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5aec;
$custom-light: #be8cf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5aec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.123,
    "s": 79.348,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6128,
    "c": 0.21183,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5AEC

secondary

#D3EBB7

accent

#DC0A7D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FD

border

#D1CBD5

text

#130C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5AEC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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